Earthquake Statistics

The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.


Earthquakes Per Day


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Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 147 on 7 July, 2025.


Table summarising earthquake numbers over the last 365 days between latitudes 54°S and 24°S and longitudes 160°E and 170°W.
Magnitude Last 7 days Last 28 days Last 365 days
< 2 215 841 11682
2 - 3 153 598 8061
3 - 4 44 145 1904
4 - 5 12 38 528
5 - 6 2 7 71
>= 6 0 1 7
Total 426 1630 22253